weatherlyadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈwɛðəli/, U.S.

/ˈwɛðərli/

†1. Of or pertaining to the weather. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective]

meteorological1570

meteorical1649

weatherly1652

meteoric1806

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 61 Any proposition, or prognostication (as well touching weatherly events, as arbitrary contingents).

2. Nautical. Of a sailing vessel: Able to sail close to the wind without drifting to leeward. Also used loosely (see quot. 1904).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective] > able to sail close to wind

windwardly1657

weatherly1730

windward1895

1730 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 57 I proposed to make a Ship work far better to Windward, than it is possible for the most Weatherly one to do at present.

1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. viii. 226 Notwithstanding her weatherly qualities, the heavy cross sea, as she drove into it, headed her off bodily.

1846 G. Warburton Hochelaga I. 19 Those stout weatherly boats crowding up to the wharves, have just now returned from fishing for cod.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Weatherly, said of a well-trimmed ship with a clean bottom, when she holds a good wind, and presents such lateral resistance to the water, that she makes but little lee-way while sailing close~hauled.

1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log 226 For downright weatherly qualities, lead and leverage will beat beam without depth.

1904 Dixon Kemp's Yacht & Boat Sailing 649/2 Weatherly, the quality of hanging to windward well or holding a good wind. This term is often improperly used to denote good behaviour in a sea way or in bad weather.

†3. adv. To the windward. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards wind direction

to the windc1330

to (the) windwardc1550

with the wind1577

in the wind1580

to the weatherward1589

up (the) wind1611

down (the) winda1616

windward1690

weatherly1708

up-wind1838

into the wind1918

1708 London Gaz. No. 4422/7 Three of their Ships being almost as far Weatherly as we were.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weatherly
释义	weatherlyadj.adv. Brit. /ˈwɛðəli/, U.S. /ˈwɛðərli/ †1. Of or pertaining to the weather. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] meteorological1570 meteorical1649 weatherly1652 meteoric1806 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 61 Any proposition, or prognostication (as well touching weatherly events, as arbitrary contingents). 2. Nautical. Of a sailing vessel: Able to sail close to the wind without drifting to leeward. Also used loosely (see quot. 1904). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective] > able to sail close to wind windwardly1657 weatherly1730 windward1895 1730 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 57 I proposed to make a Ship work far better to Windward, than it is possible for the most Weatherly one to do at present. 1833 M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log I. viii. 226 Notwithstanding her weatherly qualities, the heavy cross sea, as she drove into it, headed her off bodily. 1846 G. Warburton Hochelaga I. 19 Those stout weatherly boats crowding up to the wharves, have just now returned from fishing for cod. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Weatherly, said of a well-trimmed ship with a clean bottom, when she holds a good wind, and presents such lateral resistance to the water, that she makes but little lee-way while sailing close~hauled. 1886 R. C. Leslie Sea-painter's Log 226 For downright weatherly qualities, lead and leverage will beat beam without depth. 1904 Dixon Kemp's Yacht & Boat Sailing 649/2 Weatherly, the quality of hanging to windward well or holding a good wind. This term is often improperly used to denote good behaviour in a sea way or in bad weather. †3. adv. To the windward. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > to or towards some thing or place > to or towards wind direction to the windc1330 to (the) windwardc1550 with the wind1577 in the wind1580 to the weatherward1589 up (the) wind1611 down (the) winda1616 windward1690 weatherly1708 up-wind1838 into the wind1918 1708 London Gaz. No. 4422/7 Three of their Ships being almost as far Weatherly as we were. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1652
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